People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Namibia
Namibia: People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 in Namibia, 2000–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.1% for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 167.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Namibia peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Namibia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +126.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +56.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 2.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open: Q5 (highest) … Q5 highest urban in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +126.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 18 Mozambique 0.2% compare
- 19 Lesotho 0.2% compare
- 20 Honduras 0.1% compare
- 22 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
- 23 India 0.1% compare
- 24 Mauritania 0.1% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Namibia?
- People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 in Namibia was 0.1% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5?
- Namibia ranks 21st out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): q5 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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